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    <body><![CDATA[I must admit... I love this series.  It first came to my notice when my son wanted to play the X-Box game many years ago.  I wasn't very thrilled with the idea of him doing so but he convinced me to read the books written to provide the full story.  <br/><br/>What I found surprised me.  The charac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30863303">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In some cases, you don't even have to play Halo to enjoy the books. Eric Nylund is simply that good a writer.<br/><br/>I must make a confession: I don't own an Xbox. The only experience I have with Halo is watching my best friend beat it in a 6 hour marathon while I had a stack of comic books to r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1767434">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[These books were good books they had alot of action and told stories about family, being true to your friends and your word. Also this book taught me how destructive war can be and how devastating it is to lose everything you have and that war solves nothing, all it does is kill innocent people and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70403818">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you love the game - you will love the books.  I was excited to read these 3 and was not dissappointed.  It opens up the Halo universe and makes the game even better.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While the background info from the books is really interesting, and I love the Halo universe, it was really painful trying to read these books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Nylund books were great in this collection.  The other one, well, it was not so good.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[nice]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I would not consider this as a <em>book</em>, it is a collection of some of the best books ever written. The book case includes the first three of hopefully more Halo books. The first one is the &quot;The Fall of Reach&quot;, the second book is &quot;The Flood&quot;, and the last novel is &quot;Firs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12292282">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i want to read these becouse its alll about war and i love war and ive played the halo games becouse ive played it with my cousin and i loooooove it!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series isn't too bad, it gives the back story of Master Chief in the first book and continues on through to the games storyline and back story.  The only problem is the third book just seems to lose steam which is a shame actually. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[based on the first game of the halo trilogy theses three books are the best, i wish they made a halo 2 and 3 but they have not so i wish they do. but other than that any body who likes the halo story line should read this box set.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are one of the millions that play Halo, this series is a must read. Gives you the back story of Spartan 117 and how he became the Master Chief as we know him. Highly recommed it to Halo and Sci-fi fans alike.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really a good read for anyone looking for action/sci-fi reconstructed, whether you've played Halo or not. Still, it is there to especially enhance the game, and the author did a heck of a good job on it.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The trilogy is easy reading. I like the game, so the books were interesting to me. I received further information about the background of the story, and I wish the author had written more.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you liked the halo video games, you should read these books.  They provide more depth and storyline for the game.  I liked learning more about Master Chief, who he was and where he came from.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned the enite story of Halo. I learned how he became one of the strongest warriors ever. It's a good book and if you like Halo I'd recommend you reading this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rich and descriptive story about the plot of the video game.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hey, what can I say? Good military sci-fi, a genre I like.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bizarrely good for a book based off a video game.]]></body>
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